This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Side/front driver impact, going approximately 35 mph, and no air bags deployed. The car was damaged to the point that the insurance company totaled the car. This was not a minor accident.
On June 25, 2009, our clients were driving their Ford 500 4dr. Sedan when they were broadsided on the driver's side. The side airbags failed to deploy, causing at least in substantial part, serious personal injuries to the driver. The vehicle was totally destroyed in the impact.
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Five hundred. The sticker on the window stated that the vehicle was equipped with side curtain air bags, however, it was not. The dealer would not install the air bags. The failure mileage was 19,600 and current mileage was 20,000. Eq-10204261-4200. Date received 12/12/07. Updated 12/12/07
Driving a Ford 500, involved in a crash. Car was hit broadside by another driver going approximately 45 mph, causing the wheel to fold in, the back of the front quarter panel and drivers side door are crushed. Drivers side door will not open. Side air bags did not deploy.
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- Albuquerque, NM, USA